At least 10 people were killed in a fire early Friday at a nursing home in the northern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro, authorities said.
Fernando Beltran, a senior government official in the Aragon region, told reporters that the fire started in one of the rooms.
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Jorge Azcon, the regional president of Aragon state, told reporters that all the victims were elderly residents of the Villa Franca Jardines de Villafranca, a care home for people with mental health problems. spoke.
One person is in critical condition and the other is in critical condition, Azcon said.
Members of the Spanish Civil Guard's criminal unit were arrested on Friday at a nursing home in Villafranca de Ebro, Spain, where a fire broke out early Friday, killing several people, according to the Aragon regional government. I am working. (Reuters/Pablo Ibanez)
A local government spokesperson said the fire broke out around 5 a.m. local time and took firefighters about two hours to extinguish.
Fire Chief Eduardo Sanchez told reporters the fire was extinguished in the room where it started and the deaths were caused by smoke inhalation.
“The door was closed, which prevented the fire from spreading. The tragedy could have been much worse,” Azcon said after visiting the building.
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Mayor Volga Ramirez said several residents were treated, mainly due to smoke inhalation.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.
Azcon said the priority now was to transfer residents who were not injured in the fire to another care home in nearby Huesca.
